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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Jamie feel scared when he stands outside?
(a) Van looks ashamed.
(b) The horror is inside.
(c) It is too cold to feel.
(d) He is excited about seeing Earl.

2. Why did Jamie and his family leave their home?
(a) Jamie's mother found a better job.
(b) Van tried to throw his sister across the room.
(c) His mother's boyfriend was stalking them.
(d) Jamie was accused of something he didn't do.

3. What does Patty use for Nin's bed?
(a) A fruit basket.
(b) A wash basket.
(c) A bureau drawer.
(d) A dog basket.

4. What is Nin clouded by in this section?
(a) Mist.
(b) Smoke.
(c) Rain.
(d) Light.

5. How does Jamie feel as he is getting dressed?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Excited.
(c) Mellow.
(d) Nervous.

6. How does Patty say she knows Earl?
(a) They attended the same AA meetings.
(b) They grew up together.
(c) They worked together.
(d) They went to the same university.

7. Complete the following sentence; "He who cooks the pancakes..."
(a) Has the biggest one.
(b) Determines their size.
(c) Has the first one.
(d) Determines their flavor.

8. What kind of animal does Jamie hope they can sit like in the trailer?
(a) Gorillas.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Cats.
(d) Ducks.

9. Where will Jamie sleep in the trailer?
(a) In the crib.
(b) On the camper in the hallway.
(c) In the overhead cupboard.
(d) On the mattress in the back room.

10. How does Jamie's success at the hoop game make him feel?
(a) Wildly generous.
(b) Madly in love.
(c) Big headed.
(d) Extravagantly excited.

11. What did Earl brag to Patty that he could heat the trailer with?
(a) A gas burner.
(b) A match.
(c) A torch.
(d) A log fire.

12. How does Patty know Agnes?
(a) She used to be her next door neighbor.
(b) She used to her highschool teacher.
(c) She is Van's mother.
(d) She is a deacon at their church.

13. What wakes Jamie up when they get to Earl's?
(a) The crunching of gravel.
(b) Earl's screams.
(c) Nin's crying.
(d) A mobile phone.

14. What peak does the trailer stand at the base of?
(a) Penny.
(b) Percy.
(c) Kelvin.
(d) Dante.

15. What does Patty ask Jamie during their card game?
(a) Are you unhappy?
(b) Do you want pancakes?
(c) Do you want to move to England?
(d) Do you understand what is happening?

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jamie see sticking out from the top of his pillowcase?

2. What was Jamie doing before Van threw Nin out of her cot?

3. What does Earl suggest Jamie can use the pond for?

4. What does Patty ask Jamie to do for her after she catches Nin?

5. What does Earl say Patty and her children will be if they stay in the trailer?

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